Methods and mixtures for coating glass waste

Abstract

Methods are provided for coating glass waste. A mixture including a universal resin, a curing agent, a flow modifier, and a colorant is applied to the glass waste. The glass waste is then cured. In some embodiments, the mixture is sprayed onto the glass waste. In an alternative embodiment, the mixture is mixed with the glass waste.

What is claimed is:  
     
       1. A method to coat glass waste, comprising: 
       crushing glass into glass particles, wherein each of the glass particles are less than approximately ½ inch in diameter and greater than approximately 1 millimeter in diameter;  
       washing the glass particles;  
       drying the glass particles; and  
       coating each of the glass particles with a mixture including a universal resin, a curing agent, a flow modifier, and a colorant.  
     
     
       2. The method of  claim 1  further comprising curing the coated glass particles by using at least one of an oxidation process, a heating process, a radiation process, and a catalyst process. 
     
     
       3. The method of  claim 2  wherein in coating, the mixture is sprayed onto the glass particles. 
     
     
       4. The method of  claim 2  wherein in coating, the mixture is mixed with the glass particles. 
     
     
       5. The method of  claim 1  wherein the mixture includes 10% to 90% of the universal resin, 1% to 20% of the curing agent, 0.1% to 5% of the flow modifier, and 0.1% to 40% of the colorant. 
     
     
       6. The method of  claim 1  wherein in coating, the mixture further includes at least one of an adhesion modifier, an abrasion modifier, an Ultra Violet (U.V.) absorber, and a solvent. 
     
     
       7. The method of  claim 1  wherein in coating, the mixture coats the glass particles to a thickness of at least 0.1 micron. 
     
     
       8. A method to coat glass waste, comprising: 
       coating glass waste with a mixture, wherein the mixture includes a universal resin, a solvent, a flow modifier, an adhesion modifier, a curing agent, and a colorant, and wherein the mixture is sprayed onto the glass waste; and  
       curing the coated glass waste.  
     
     
       9. The method of  claim 8  wherein in coating, the mixture includes 10% to 90% of the universal resin, 1% to 20% of the curing agent, 0.1% to 40% of the solvent, 0.1% to 5% of the flow modifier, 0.1% to 5% of the adhesion modifier, 1% to 20% of the curing agent, and 0.1% to 40% of the colorant. 
     
     
       10. The method of  claim 8  wherein in coating, the colorant includes at least one of organic pigments, inorganic pigments, iron oxides, dyes, and color imparting compounds. 
     
     
       11. The method of  claim 8  wherein in coating, the universal resin includes at least one of epoxies, phenol formaldehyde resins, amino resins, polyamides, vinyl resins, acrylic resins, polyurethane resins, cellulosic resins, bitumen rosins, lignin rosins, wood rosins, and gum rosins. 
     
     
       12. The method of  claim 8  wherein in coating, the solvent includes at least one water, alcohols, aromatic solvents, aliphatic solvents, esters, and glycols. 
     
     
       13. The method of  claim 8  wherein in coating, the curing agent includes at least one of amines, isocyanides, photo initiators, acids, and bases. 
     
     
       14. A method to coat glass waste, comprising: 
       creating a mixture including a universal resin, a colorant, a curing agent, and a flow modifier;  
       applying the mixture to glass waste, and wherein the mixture is applied by spraying it onto the glass waste; and  
       curing the glass waste with the applied mixture.  
     
     
       15. The method of  claim 14  wherein in creating, the universal resin is an epoxy resin and the curing agent is an amine-curing agent. 
     
     
       16. The method of  claim 14  wherein in applying, the mixture is uniformly applied to the glass waste. 
     
     
       17. The method of  claim 14  wherein in applying, the mixture encapsulates the glass waste to prevent contaminants associated with the glass waste from leaching out of the glass waste. 
     
     
       18. The system of  claim 14  wherein in applying, the mixture reduces rough edges associated with the glass waste. 
     
     
       19. Glass waste coated with a mixture, wherein said mixture comprises: 
       a universal resin, which is a water-soluble epoxy resin;  
       a curing agent;  
       a flow modifier;  
       an adhesion modifier;  
       a colorant; and  
       a solvent.  
     
     
       20. The glass waste of  claim 19 , wherein the mixture is sprayed onto the glass waste and cured onto the glass waste. 
     
     
       21. Glass waste coated with a mixture, wherein said mixture comprises: 
       10% to 90% a universal resin;  
       1% to 20% of a curing agent;  
       0.1% to 5% of a flow modifier;  
       0.1% to 5% of an adhesion modifier;  
       0.1% to 40% of a colorant; and  
       0.1% to 40% of a solvent and wherein the universal resin is a water-soluble epoxy resin, the curing agent is amine, and the solvent is water.